WALTON COUNTY, FL - The Oklahoma Commissioner for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services was arrested in Florida late last week on a misdemeanor battery complaint, according to Florida court records.

Comm. Terri White, was arrested by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office just before 1:20 a.m. on July 21 and was released just after 9:00 that same morning. According to an official in the Governor’s office who spoke on background, White, 44, was vacationing in the area with family. Walton County is home to several popular beaches in the Florida panhandle including Santa Rosa and Miramar beaches and is located several miles from the popular spring break locale Panama City Beach.